Julie White, a nursing student at California State University in Los Angeles, finds that the constantly changing information in her field makes it challenging to always have the most up-to-date and accurate information. Today, nurses are called upon to provide the on-the-go, front line support in many critical situations where quick responsiveness and accuracy are imperative.

Her Challenge
As Julie is about to embark on a competitive internship at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Garfield Medical Center, she remembers that the most important aspect to a successful career in Heath Care is trusting oneself. She also realizes that even for the best and most experienced doctors it is impossible to digest all of the peripheral information that is required to most accurately treat patients. To enhance her ability and know-how, Julie decided to try a free download of a Skyscape product and found astonishing results.

Her Solution
Since we are constantly being quizzed and are required to know all the meds we give our patients, we always had to carry around our big drug book. The routine would be to look up the drug in the index and then turn to the page in the book that describes it. In December, I tried Skyscape's DrugGuide™ (Davis Drug Guide for Nurses). Now, I can carry around the entire drug manual on my PDA in my pocket. I type in the first few letters of the drug, and all the critical information about it appears! I also really like having the ability to update the drug guide as new drugs appear. The Skyscape product pays for itself the first year, and increases in value with the continued updates!

Students use the handheld device to help them when following the doctors on the wards, before a lecture, or at home to review. More and more are now finding that the doctors have to keep up with them!